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How do I clean the sole plate of an iron?
My son dropped my iron onto a nylon carpet whilst it was hot and didn't tell me. I now can't use my iron as it will not glide due to the melted nylon - does anyone have an idea of how to clean it?
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granite worktops
Hi all, Was wandering if anyone can help me. We are going to buy a new kitchen and I quite fancy the shiny granite worktops, has anyone had any experience because I've heard they leave marks, scratches etc. Any advice appreciated. thanks
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house renovating help
hi my dad is planning to sell or rent out our other house. currently we have ripped alot of wallpaper and have no carpets. we are getting some walls replastered because they are a right mess. i was just wondering if there are any good websites that have good tips on renovating a house to a good standard whilst keeping…
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Timberland wood flooring
Has anyone any experience with this company for laying wood floors? Additionally can anyone reccomend any other wood flooring companies in the south east / Kent area or give any tips when chossing a wood floor. All help appreciated. Thanks.
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Plasterer problems-advice please
We had a couple of plasterers in yesterday to do a job. Skim/cover existing artex in the hall/landing & stairs. I had to go to work so left my oh there on her own. These are my issues with the finished job. 1. I can see trowel marks in the ceiling. When i go to paint the ceiling will these show up easily? can these be…
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No pressue on hot water in bathroom
I've had to take out the wash basin in the bathroom as the kids have craked it and it's leaking all over. I'm having a new bathroom fitted anyway but that won't be for a few weeks. I've taken out the sink and capped off the pipes but now I've lost pressure to the hot water in the bath. Any advice appreciated. (Possibly…
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Legality of fencing ...
my neighbour's fence recently blew down and with the warm weather she has remodelled her garden but it seems she is not intending to erect a new fence between us. I tried asking her but she has ignored me and I think she enjoys the light and feeling of "largeness" that the lack of fence affords her (we are end of terrace…
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Cheapest place for Flymo replacement blades?
Does anyone know the cheapest place for Flymo Microlite plastic lawnmower blades?
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loft light
We would like to install a light/lights in our loft we have been using a work light for the past 6 yearsbut they get really hot. What would be the best sort of lights we only store bits in the loft but it is a good size and very dark! We won't be installing ourselves as useless at diy and would not attempt anything in the…
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Funny smell in washing machine
Just recently, whenever I use my washing machine, the clothes come out smelling really strong, and not a nice smell. It's more noticable on jeans, and the more I seem to wash the stronger it seems to be getting. It's not my detergent or softener, I've used the same ones for ages and never had this before. Washer is about 2…
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Need advice before buying an electric saw
Hello I'm a newbie DIY-er and want to build some alcove shelving in my living room and put up some kitchen shelves. For the kitchen shelves I'd like to saw a surplus piece of solid (heavy) wooden worktop to make 2 shelves. For the alcove shelves I'm thinking MDF will do. My question is: What sort of saw do I need to buy to…
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Moving/Cleaning radiators
Just gearing myself up to do the thousands of jobs once my rewire has finished in my very first house!! I have a gas fired back boiler, and rather then go to the expense of fitting a new one it's being left until it finally gives up the ghost (not very energy efficient I know, but they're supposed to be reliable so I'll…
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Replacement Kitchen Doors ?
I have a kitchen with about 30 kitchen cabinets which are in a sort of white ash, I don't imagine you can get them resurfaced as they seem to be made of MDF and coated, therefore I am looking at changing the doors as the cabinets are in a good condition and I want to stick with white. Can anyone recommend a replacement…
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Postage underpaid items
I have had a card through the letterbox from Royal Mail saying they have an item which was sent to me with underpaid postage. It says i need to go their depot and pay their fee in order to collect it, or they will send it back to the sender after 3 weeks. Does anyone know what happens if the item does not have a return…
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How do you remove super glue?
Hi moneysavers. My wife has managed to get a large blob of loctite plastic super glue on our kitchen work surface. I've scraped most off and now left with a thin layer. I've tried acetone but it never touched it. Is there anything that gets this stuff off without damaging the surface? Where can i get the product from? The…
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Issue with neighbour
Hello. Bit of a long one this, so sorry! I have quite a large conservatory, with a water butt coming off to deal with the excess water (and an overflow pipe running to the bottom of my garden to get the water out of harms way). Over the last couple of years there have been two occasions where the pipe has become blocked…
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Block Paving Quote!!!
Just had a quote by a Marshalls approved Block Paving Installer for a 90m2 front driveway, North London. Awaiting further qoutes but was wondering if this sounds fair for the following: Excavate Front Driveway to approx 350mm below the DPC of house and remove all waste away. Put drainage channel around the house connected…
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How do I drain hot water cylinder?
Hope someone can help? Tommorow I plan to replace the copper hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. After switching of the main stopcock and running all the water out of the hot taps how do I go about draining the water from the cylinder (from what I understand the outlet for the hot water is at the top of the tank and…
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bathroom quote
I live in dundee and have just had a quote of £750 to fit a new bathroom suite. Job involves ripping out the old one and installing a new one no other work involved, this sounds a bit steep what do you think. Graham
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Now here's the drill question
i need to take down my old tv wall bracket but the screws are so ruined that no screwdriver will fit anymore. I have been told to drill straight through them. What kind of drill bit do i need to use? and should my cheapo powerdrill be up to it? thanks
